EXHIBITIONS / EVENTS
Tanzwelten (Dance Worlds)
Bettina WitteVeen’s film “Götterfunken” (Sparks of the Deity) was on show in the exhibition Dance Worlds at the Bundeskunsthalle (Bonn, Germany) from September 27, 2024 until February 16, 2025.
Lecture: Sacred Sister, Kali and Contemporary Photography
Bettina WitteVeen was invited to be a lecturer for the 11th Borobudur Writers and Cultural Festival (BWCF) 2022, which was held online on November 24th - 27th, 2022.
On Nov 26th, at 10:45 am (WIB), Bettina WitteVeen developed her ideas about “Sacred Sister, Kali and Contemporary Photography”, in conversation with producer and dancer Restu Kusumaningrum.
The Big Picture: Photography’s Moment
Bettina WitteVeen was represented with her work “Vieques, Puerto Rico, US Navy Amphibious Training Range” at the exhibition The Big Picture: Photography’s Moment at the Nassau County Museum of Art.
Songs Without Words: The Art of Music
Bettina WitteVeen’s film “Götterfunken” (Sparks of the Deity) participated in the Exhibition Songs Without Words: The Art of Music at the Nassau County Museum of Art (NY, USA) from November 20, 2021, to March 6, 2022.
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Bettina WitteVeen’s “Blue Buddha” Polyptych was shown in the Exhibition blue at the Nassau County Museum of Art (NY, USA) from March 14 to November 2, 2020, among other artists like Matisse, Hokusai, Picasso or Klein.
Charity Art Auction for TERRE DES FEMMES with Sotheby’s
Bettina WitteVeen’s “Tara in Cambodia” Triptych was a contribution to the Charity Art Auction for Terre des Femmes in collaboration with Sotheby’s at the Berlinische Galerie (Berlin, Germany) on October 19, 2019.
5 Wounds - The Christa Project
Bettina WitteVeen created a specific installation, entitled “5 Wounds”, for St. John the Divine’s (NY, USA) exhibition titled The Christa Project from October 6, 2016 to March 12, 2017.
To Be Or Not To Be. Portrait Today.
Bettina WitteVeen’s “The 3 Fates” was shown at munichmodern/13 (Munich, Germany), that year’s edition entitled “To Be Or Not To Be. Portrait Today” from November 7-17, 2013.
The ErlKing - Film at Cutlog Paris - Artist Film Festival
Goethe’s lyric “Der Erlkönig” is the departure point for Bettina WitteVeen’s poetic and atmospheric short film “The ErlKing - Altar for Shiva”, which was shown at Cutlog Paris - Artist’s Film Festival “Trajectoires” from October 24 to 27, 2013.
The film was nominated for the “New Writing Prize” and the “Discovery Award”.
Principles of Composition
Bettina WitteVeen’s Triptych “Leni Riefenstahl dancing in the film TIEFLAND from 1943” was shown at munichmodern/12 (Munich, Germany) PRINCIPLES OF COMPOSITION from November 21- December 1, 2012.
Les Fleurs du Mal
Bettina WitteVeen was represented with 5 of her works at munichmodern/11 (Munich, Germany) LES FLEURS DU MAL from October 19 to 29, 2011.
Sacred Sister - Installation & Book Publication
The Monograph “Sacred Sister” with photographs by Bettina WitteVeen was published by Verve Editions. An elegant suite of pavilions for the exhibition was designed by Robert Wilson, one of the major figures of the avant-garde, whose working process in this collaborative effort is documented in detail. Art historian Charles A. Riley II, Ph.D. traces the mythological and allegorical meanings in the essay “The Lateral Artistry of Bettina WitteVeen”.
Book Publication: “Photography: A Cultural History” by Mary Warner Marien
Spanning the entire history of photography, from its early development to current practice, and providing a focused understanding of the cultural contexts in which photographers have lived and worked, this remains an all-encompassing survey.
Bettina WitteVeen is represented with “Jon”, from her photographic series Hybrid Identities, New York City, 1992-98 (pages 407-410).
Body Art: Marks of Identity
Bettina WitteVeen participated with 12 photographic works of her “Hybrid Identities” Series in the exhibition “Body Art: Marks of Identity” at the American Museum of Natural History (NY, USA) from November 20, 1999 to May 29, 2000.